Description
Product ID: | 9781841659404 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | CN |
Title: | A History of the World in 100 Limericks |
Subtitle: | There was an Old Geezer called Caesar |
Authors: | Author: Mick Twister |
Page Count: | 128 |
Subjects: | Poetry anthologies (various poets), Poetry anthologies (various poets), Humour collections and anthologies, Humour collections & anthologies |
Description: | Select Guide Rating A charming collection of 100 humorous limericks that take us back to before the beginning of time to present day. 100 lively and humorous limericks condense the world''s greatest figures, moments, and events into the funniest way to learn about history ever! There is a young fellow named Mick Who’s adapted the old limerick To cover, with mirth The whole history of Earth And what made its characters tick. These 100 lively and humorous limericks take us back to before the beginning of time itself and right up until yesterday evening, when you were probably making your dinner. Covering everyone’s favorite history lessons—and a few surprising ones too!—Mick Twister has cleverly raided the tomes of the past, picked at the bones of the world’s greatest figures, moments, and events, and condensed the most complex of human activities into five funny, rib-tickling lines for your amusement. From "A Geezer Called Caesar" to “What a Load of Bankers” (about the financial crisis), this is the funniest way to learn about the past. Whoever said that history was boring had clearly never read this book! |
Imprint Name: | Pitkin Publishing |
Publisher Name: | Batsford Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2022-05-05 |